AgWest Farm Credit’s Rural Community Grant
Centralia, WA – Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County (HHCLC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded $3500 through AgWest Farm Credit’s Rural Community Grant program to be used towards building our transitional housing site, Shalom Village. HHCLC is an organization of faith communities working together to help the unhoused of Lewis County. Our purpose is to provide safe housing in a community environment where residents are supported and encouraged to pursue personal goals, including those of permanent housing and employment. Our vision is to create communities where every guest facing housing insecurities has access to resources and opportunities they need to take steps toward their goals.
The funds granted to HHCLC will impact our community by helping to build the first Transitional Housing site in Lewis County. Transitional Housing offers temporary housing with supportive services (social work, case management, etc.) for people experiencing homelessness or on the verge of experiencing homelessness, with the goal of successfully moving people towards permanent housing. Transitional Housing gives people experiencing homelessness a sense of renewed dignity, security, a community of support, and the chance to find permanent supportive housing or other resources needed while still having a place to temporarily call home. Many in our community including non-profits working with the unhoused in Lewis County acknowledge the great need for Shalom Village supporting folks who are unhoused on their way to finding a permanent housing solution.
AgWest’s Rural Community Grant provides funds to non-profit organizations for projects that improve rural communities within Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. This includes efforts such as building or improving facilities; purchasing necessary equipment to facilitate a local program; and funding capital improvements which enhance a community’s infrastructure, viability and prosperity.
For more information about the Rural Community Grant Program, please visit https://agwestfc.com/about/community-engagement/grants/rural-community-grants
